Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 30 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,964
100,318
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
statistical physics
biophysics
stochastic processes
anomalous diffusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,815
19,580
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
chemical and solid state physics
organic semiconductors
thin film optoelectronics
perovskites
hybrid systems and devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,354
20,695
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Statistical Physics
Nonlinear Dynamics
Chaos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,789
9,304
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nonlinear Dynamics
Synchronization
Data Analysis
Network Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,077
7,694
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dielectrics
Electrets
Ferroelectrets
Soft Transducer Materials
Musical Acoustics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,283
2,453
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
X-ray Science
Ultrafast Physics
Physical Chemistry
Synchrotron and Free-Electron Laser Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,021
3,693
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Astrophysics
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,745
1,764
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,291
1,266
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
photochemistry
AMO physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,251
2,818
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,753
1,685
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
soft matter physics - materials science - dielectric elastomer actuators - ferroelectrets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,902
1,090
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Theoretical Fluid Dynamics
Stellar Winds
Theoretical Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,559
614
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
new optoelectronic measurements
organic solar cells
ultrafast processes in opv
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,767
932
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ultrafast dynamics in condensed matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,654
870
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
solid state physics
physics of solar cells
semiconductors
perovskite solar cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,651
1,651
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Soft matter physics
Nanotechnology
Microsystems
Material characterization
Polymer brushes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,405
405
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,254
767
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Circumstellar medium. Massive stars. Star formation. High energy astrophysics.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
824
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Magnetic Materials and Magnetism
Magnetooptics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
740
505
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
plasmonics
plasmon catalysis
plasmon photosynthesis
plasmon-exciton strong coupling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
680
401
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
synchronization
stochastic processes
networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
589
236
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Energy Conversion
Single Molecule Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
494
436
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
ultrafast dynamics
magnetism
nanoscale thermal transport
solid state physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
404
334
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nonlinear dynamics
Analysis and modelling of complex oscillatory systems
Network synchronization and the Kuramoto model
Astrophysics and cosmology
Theoretical biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275
262
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
926
25
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Xuhui Chen
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,964
100,318
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,359
418
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ralf Metzler
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,815
19,580
0.393
statistical physics
biophysics
stochastic processes
anomalous diffusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,581
487
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Dieter Neher
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,354
20,695
0.446
chemical and solid state physics
organic semiconductors
thin film optoelectronics
perovskites
hybrid systems and devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,693
581
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Arkady Pikovsky
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,789
9,304
0.223
Statistical Physics
Nonlinear Dynamics
Chaos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,315
748
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael Rosenblum
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,077
7,694
0.213
Nonlinear Dynamics
Synchronization
Data Analysis
Network Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,536
3,828
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Reimund Gerhard
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,283
2,453
0.217
Dielectrics
Electrets
Ferroelectrets
Soft Transducer Materials
Musical Acoustics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,499
4,377
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alexander Föhlisch
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,021
3,693
0.369
X-ray Science
Ultrafast Physics
Physical Chemistry
Synchrotron and Free-Electron Laser Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,415
6,550
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Philipp Richter
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,745
1,764
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,962
7,020
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Carsten Henkel
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,291
1,266
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,021
7,064
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Markus Guehr
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,251
2,818
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,615
7,606
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Svetlana Santer
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,753
1,685
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,355
10,410
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Werner Wirges
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,902
1,090
0.279
soft matter physics - materials science - dielectric elastomer actuators - ferroelectrets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,241
11,185
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Achim Feldmeier
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,559
614
0.173
Theoretical Fluid Dynamics
Stellar Winds
Theoretical Mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,130
17,689
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jona Kurpiers
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,767
932
0.527
new optoelectronic measurements
organic solar cells
ultrafast processes in opv
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,384
18,374
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marc Herzog
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,654
870
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,897
18,385
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Francisco Peña-Camargo
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,651
1,651
1.000
solid state physics
physics of solar cells
semiconductors
perovskite solar cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
567,130
20,045
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alexey Kopyshev
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,405
405
0.288
Soft matter physics
Nanotechnology
Microsystems
Material characterization
Polymer brushes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
606,948
21,180
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anja Thalhammer
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,254
767
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
634,224
21,999
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dominique M A Meyer
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
824
0.709
Circumstellar medium. Massive stars. Star formation. High energy astrophysics.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
794,826
26,885
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marwan DEB
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
740
505
0.682
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Magnetic Materials and Magnetism
Magnetooptics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
823,837
27,734
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Wouter Koopman
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
680
401
0.590
plasmonics
plasmon catalysis
plasmon photosynthesis
plasmon-exciton strong coupling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
871,615
29,284
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ralf Toenjes
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
589
236
0.401
synchronization
stochastic processes
networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
936,328
31,587
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Anushree Dutta
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
494
436
0.883
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Energy Conversion
Single Molecule Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,018,845
34,642
321
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alexander Von Reppert
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
404
334
0.827
ultrafast dynamics
magnetism
nanoscale thermal transport
solid state physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,177,192
40,373
384
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chen Chris Gong
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275
262
0.953
Nonlinear dynamics
Analysis and modelling of complex oscillatory systems
Network synchronization and the Kuramoto model
Astrophysics and cosmology
Theoretical biophysics